This has gone up a day later then i'd hoped as it was my friends 18th birthday yesterday and was all very chaotic! But anyway today's post is on basically , i was having a root through my foundations the other day and couldnt find my usual nars foundation so I resorted to using my revlon photo ready instead. Therefore it got me thinking on posts, so i tried a variety of products over the past couple of days with different looks and managed to find highstreet versions of brand products but 3/4 of the price. I hope this is of interest, if theres anything in particular you'd like me to blog or review or tips then please comment below! if not my twitter is @georginarose_ and please drop me a tweet, i love any feedback!
Okay here's with the post :)
First one is Mascara:
For the past 18 months i've been religiously using Benefit they're real mascara. Its my favourite mascara, and still is. The main thing i look for in mascara is lengthening but a bit of volume also as i have quite short dark eyelashes so the main thing i want is lengthening. However this mascara does not only legthen but it gives a little volume/ intensity. However, it is £19.50!
Now i wasnt sure if this would count as high end but more high end/high street.
My dupe for this is joining the hype, Maybelline the falsies in noir. It has all the similar qualities of They're real except its only £6.99 from boots. Admittedly it has a different shape brush, it has a slight curve in it means lashes are more spread out! So yeah for under £10 i really cant recommend this mascara enough, without even curling lashes ( sometimes its just effort!! ) .
My next product is cream blushes:
Now overall i'm not a fan of cream blushes as i find powder's are easier to guide onto the face but there is still some good cream blushes.
The high-end cream blush i used was the Bobbi Brown , I found the consistency quite hard to spread on the cheek. It does eventually full a natural blush but takes quite a bit of blending! So for the price I feel it doesn't do its job as quickly as you'd like especially for £21.50, however the eventual colour is definitely a really good blush, not too bright.
However the high street dupe I also looked at was the Rimmel wake me up cream blush, although the colour is quite bright at first it does on so smoothly and blends so quickly, I tend to do it without a brush and just use the tip of my finger and blend it on my cheeks bones and it gives such a natural glow! I'd highly recommend this investment.
I find both give a great natural colour and blend well.
The third final one is lip gloss ,
The brand one is Chanel in mica 131. It is almost an exact replica of shade of Tanya burr's afternoon tea lipgloss.
the Chanel lipgloss had a really good texture and the colour is a subtle enough pink to wear alone or on top of lipstick and it's not too sticky but smooth enough. Although the only downfall of is that it doesn't last very well throughout the day if you're drinking or general lip activity ;)
The high street dupe is One of Tanya burrs lip gloss in the shade afternoon tea being very similar to chanels mica. £22.00 vs £6.99. It has a really lovely texture and feel to it, it gives just enough colour. The only downside is that it smells amazing but doesn't taste it ( lip gloss guys not food gloss ) .
So that's it! I hope that was of some usefulness and enjoyment. Please share this post on twitter with the hashtag #rainstormscomp and tell me which high street dupe was your favourite and I'll be giving it away! @georginarose_
Thankyou for taking the time out to read my post, feel free to read some of my other posts such as last weeks reviews :)
Georgina x
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